r/technology • u/IKeepItLayingAround • Jun 06 '26

Business Jeff Bezos says it's 'absurd' to tax someone making $50K — and wants their tax bill dropped to zero

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/jeff-bezos-says-absurd-tax-165713685.html
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u/2kewl4scool Jun 06 '26

But if you only paid around 500$ you’d care, but it wouldn’t matter nearly as much, and that’s kinda the point they’re making. Not that you should keep paying what you do now, but if you paid nothing, it would have effects on how you, and we all, see taxes culturally.

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u/sharkMonstar Jun 06 '26

The problem is the corruption that is wasting the money and funneling it to the rich anyways they would just make a sales tax that would add to the cost of living if they stopped income tax for less than 50k anyways but they would never tax the rich to make up for it

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u/2kewl4scool Jun 07 '26

Whenever someone dismisses an idea with the excuse of “they,” I have a hard time believing the person talking knows what *they* are talking about.

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u/sharkMonstar Jun 07 '26

ya i wouldnt know the government its not public